Non-refillable bottle.



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NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1914.

1 ,202,055 Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

IIIIIIIIII Attorneys GUSTAVE GLOCKER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICTOECOIUMBIA.

ANoivfREFILLABLEfBOTTLE.'

Specification of Lettersflatent. Patent (LO 013:24," 11916,

Application iledMay 23, 19,14. `z-.Se1\ia11No.-840,589.

To all whomz' -Lay/ concern:

;Be;it...knovvn.that., GUSTA ve GLooKER, a citizenofthe United States,residmgat .Washingtom .in xthe District of Columbia,

,have.-.invented...a new and. useful NonReffillableBottle, ofvvhich thefollowing is'a specification p 0 "Ihapresent invention relates toimprovements inanonrreiillable bottles,one object of .the,presentinvention, `being thepprovision.

of meansadapted. to beV attached.. to the, neck of abottle to preventthe same.. from.. being refilled, but which .will p. permit thel-iquidto. fiowrfrom xthe. bottle 1. when the.. ,same .is

tilted #beyond `a. horizontal plane and .Will

reseat itself l.before .the'rbottlefis returned `toa horizontal plane.vl' y n u A. further obj ect. ofthe present z invention is.V theprovision f of. .-a valve'. and .protecting ,member forlthe valve, bothof which are .looselymounted Within aA cap,.the valve .be-

ing.. protected by...the,..protecting .member so that an. outside'implement cannot engage lthe .valve vtoahold the :samefrom .the seat,

,While .the protecting .member,-vvhen the botvtle isrina verticalposition Willinsure. the

centering of the valve to of....l iq.uid into .the bottle.

. A .still .furtherobjectof the,..pres,ent.in-

prevent the: flovv vention .isf the ...provision .of a valveaand.protecting lmember forfa non-refillable bottle, .soarranged thatrthe...tendency for. a. vacuum Withinthe. bottle Will cause thevalve .toseat" andzlthus .prevent theinrush of ,liquid into. the bottle,vvhile.the protecting member will;v prevent` .the introduction of za .tool .to

engagethe .valve to=.hold1 it from the 1 seat.

A stillfurther object of .the `present invention, is the. provision ofanon-refillable .b'ottle,.- which. :isV simple, inexpensive f and y-.rable `.in construction, .and .which ,.maygbe readily. attached. tothe neck ofa bottle with smallexpense.

.In designing .non-rellable ...bottle, .a number of features must ,beconsidered,..the

Mrst. and primary one-.is the costofmanufac- .ture andv installation,ysecond1y,: .the .protection` ofthe :valve` so. .that the vsame v.vvillVnot beheld open to permit ofthe refillingofthe bottle either vvhensubmerged .-orxvvheu. a vacuum ,is created .Within'z the bottle. .To

f this end, .the .present .non-refillable bottle is Vprovided with .anapertured gasket .vvhich constitutes. a valve seat and ,a cap `which. is

4clamped upon the mouth `of ...the bottlegby meansofa softgmetal; spunsleeve, suchecap ,having .contained therein, .a frusto-conical valve,.the face. of,y which` normally-rests upon toseal the. aperture .in .thegasket, incombination Witha valveprotectorlwhich is hol- ,loWed upon.'its under side.. to `fit -uponl the frusto-conical valve.. to insurev.the .centering andrseating thereof upon the .gasket when the" bottle isinA a verticalposition, .the .parts being so. arranged.. as. to. be.independent of -eaich other sozthat when.; the bottle.' `is ...tilted'beyond 1 the .-horizontal, the l.protector :will

.-v'vhen the parts, are in anyppostion and 'the fluid.; is drainedand`a5 hoseY 1s. connected. to-

-createa vacuum Within the bottle,:th.ere.is .no Way..to`,.hold.,thevalve "fromits seatso .that Qthe .instant the suction'from .the outer,.faceof the .valve .lis released, Lthe vacuum effect Within. fthe.bottle Will causev .the valve to 4be. drawn upon; its. seat andthusseal .the ,aperture in' .the gasket..softhat' liquid cannot Venter thebottle. vfAs.theprotecting member .is provided .to`.be-loosely v.mountedWithin 1 thefcap,..and;is, of such a Edda-meter, as to1 prevent-thelintrduction of.. a 1 tool `fthrou gh. the .openingln thecap' to.hold the. same so .that the V.valve be reached, it Vis thus .impossibleto hold .both members so that a .liquidi can .be introduced through the,aperture of fthe'gasket.

view ywhich. .ivill .appear ,as the description ...proceedsa the.invention -fresidesinthe combination.` ancl.-.a.rran;e1nent ofY partsand inthe details iofconstruction .hereinafter described .and

invention herein {disclosedcan ube .made ivithinlthe scope.. ofivhatv is-claimed .without Vith .the foregoing., and other vrobjects ...fi-n

claimed, it being .understood that changes.. in V{thepprecseIembodiment` `of the ico l. departing xfrom= the. spirit. lof: the,inventi on.

n In the; accompanyingjdrawingsFigure. l isa vertical'V sectional. Viewthrough the.V neck of...a...bottle with thepresentnonfreiillable.f-.attaclnne11t ...connected thereto and nin, normally closed positiomFigQQis a similar fvievvgshovving thecpartsein..the. positionlfthev lassumewhen the bottle is in a horizontal poe sition. Fig. 3 is a similarview showing the parts in the position they assume 'when the ket orvalve seat as shownin Fig. 9 prop-V erly assembled with the parts.

Referring to the drawings, 11 designates the neck of the bottle which isprovided with the gasket receiving end 12 for the re-4 ception of thedisk gasket 13, which is pro-y vided, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8', withthe circular aperture 14, or as shown in Fig` 9, the gasket 13 isprovided with the star-y shaped aperture 14.

The cap member 15 whose rim 16 is held i upon the gasket 13 by means ofthe spun clamping band 18 is provided with the shouldered portion 17 sothat the spun metal clamping band 18 mayk beproperly placed thereupon tohold the parts in their proper assembled positions as shown in Figs. 1,2

Yandv 3. The 'central aperture or outlet `19 is provided, there being aVrim or flange 21 surroundingy the same upon the inner side ofthe cap15, the bottle when having been filled' and the parts properly clampedinplace, beingk provided with the cork 21 to stop the opening or aperture19thus reducing the cost of the usual stopper employed in connectionwith these bottles. Upon the Vinner side of the cap v15 are apluralityof ribs 2,2, which are'provided with the inclined ends 23 and with theabrupt inclined shouldered portions 24,k these ribs constituting guidingmembers for the valve protector 25 and also holding the periphery ofsuch protector away from the cap so as to provide liquid passages aroundthejprotector when the parts are in the position, as shown in Fig. 3.The cylindrical portion of the protector 25 is guided between the ribsso as to have an approximately straight line movement, the flaring rim27 being disposed, when the parts are in the positions as shown i inFigs. 2 and'3, to seat against the inclined shoulders 24 lof the ribs 22and thus permit the movement of the protector toward the outletl @end ofthe cap. The edge 28, as shown, is cylindricaL/while the' inner face 'ofthe rim 29 is beveled or inclined, so as to receivethe inclined face oftheY frusto-conical valve member 30. This valve'member 30 as clearlyshown in Fig. 1,:is disposed to fit upon the face of the gasket 13 or 13and Fig. 9 is a plan yprevent the entrance thus fully cover the outletopening 14 or 14', thev protector25 when in its lowermost position, dueto gravity, engaging the same to center it, and thus hold it as clearlyillusvtrated in Fig. 1, so that no liquid can enter the opening 14 or 14when it has passed beyond the gasket 13 or 13,ror when it is poured inthrough theopening 19.

' The flat face 31 of the frusto-conical valve member 30, is adapted tolit flush upon the outer face of the gasket 13 or 13 and as its greatestdiameter is greater than thediameter or. the greatest width of theaperture 14 or 14',r it is readily apparent that rwiththe protector 25resting upon the valve and constituting a weight holds the same centeredand in the position, asy shown in Fig. 1, and thus it will be impossiblefor liquid, even though forced, to enter the opening 14 or 14 andconsequently the bottle. Assuming that a vacuum is created byy placing ahose about the cap 15, with the aperture 19 open, the valve 30 will beraised to assume the position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, its rim 28 isin such a position as to Iprevent the introduction of an implement ortool through the opening 19 to engage the valve 30 or'with the same inthe open position, as shown in Fig. r3, So that when 'the suctionactionis stopped, the vacuum action within the bottle will draw the valve 3()upon thev gasket 13 or 13 and consequently sealthe opening 14 or 14 andthus of liquid within the bottle. f In order to provide a means forautomatically sealing the opening or outlet 19, so that dust or otherforeign matter cannot enter the cap 15, Vwhen thev bottle is upon vashelf or inthe yposition tov be readily den o cantered,the stem 33 isattached to the protecting member 25, as illustrated in Fig. 10,

and extends through the opening 19, carryving the disk or cap 34, butwhen the bottle 'is in the uprighted position as shown in Fig. 1, theparts will assume the position as shown in'Fig. 10, closing the opening19, the disk 34 when the bottle is tilted to the position as shown inFigs. 2 and 3, moving a slight distance from the top of the cap 15 sothat the said disk will act as an auxiliary means to prevent theintroduction of a tool within the openinglQ.

It will thus be seen that by making the rfrom its seat, themember 25being elevated valve member 30 and the protector 25 independent of eachother, the valve protector being formed to have .a straight linemovement within the cap 15, that the protector member when the bottle isin a vertical position will insure of the proper centering of the valve30 upon the gasket So that the opening 14 or 14 will be covered thereby.The movement of the parts to a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2,permits the member 25 to move slightly forward so that the valve 30 willslide downwardly to uncover the upper edge of the opening lLlsufficiently to permit of the introduction of air and consequently theproper flowing of the liquid out of the opening 19 when the parts are inthe position as shown in Fig; 3. By this means, the flow is a steadyflow, and does not tend to spurt or squirt as is the trouble with mostof the structures heretofore marketed. n Y

When the form shown in Fig. l0, is em ployed, a readily detached sealingcover or cap (not shown) composed of soft metal may be used. the samebeing removed when it is desired to decant the liquor.

In order to prevent the valve 30 from adhering to the protector 25, thevent groove 35 is formed in the rim thereof.

Vha-t is claimed is: l

l. A tubular discharge member having longitudinal guide ribs therein, avalve seai-j` at the inner ends of the ribs, the ribs being osetoutwardly adjacent the valve seat, a valve within the offset portion ofthe ribs and seatable against the valve seat, and a baffle guided by theribs beyond said offset portions thereof and having a flared flangeseating within said offset portions of the ribs to limit the outwardmovement of the baffle and to engage over the, periphery of the valve,whereby the movement of the baffle toward the valve seat will center andseat the valve.

2. A tubular discharge member. a valve relation to the flange forlimiting the movement of the baffle toward the outlet of the dischargemember.

3. A tubular discharge member, a valve seat adjacent one end thereofprovided with a port having a plurality of peripheral projections.l avalve within the member seatable against the valve seat, said valvebeing capable of slight lateral movement whereby one or more of theprojections of the seat when the discharge member is tilted to ahorizontal plane will be uncovered, a baffle having a flared flangefitting within .and guided by the discharge member, and meansintermediate of the ends of the discharge member for limiting theoutward movement of the baille, the flange of the baffle being disposedto engage over the periphery of the valve, whereby the movement of thebaffle toward the valve seat will center and seat the valve.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing `as my own, I have heretoafliXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAVE GLOCKER.

Witnesses:

SELINA WILLsoN, D. P. MOORE.

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